First of all – why is threat modelling important when implementing programs of change? Whether it be a Web Application or Hosting infrastructure project, to identify issues as early in the lifecycle as possible is massively important. Threat modelling is…Read more
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Threat Modelling with MITRE ATT&CK®
Why is Penetration Testing so important?
Regular penetration testing forms an essential part of a positive Cyber Security strategy and helps to identify and eliminate gaps in your organisation’s defences by attempting to breach some or all of the target system’s security, using the same tools…Read more
Amazon Alexa Security Considerations
What is Amazon Alexa? Cue – Wikipedia definition! Amazon Alexa, also known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant AI technology developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. It is capable of…Read more
What is Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is a government backed scheme and is an important part of the NCSC’s mission to “make the UK one of the safest places to live and do business on-line.” It is designed to be a first step to…Read more
AWS re:Invent
If you’re not sure what it is………AWS re:Invent is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community. The event will feature keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to more than 2,500 technical sessions,…Read more
Open Source Security in a CI/CD pipeline
We’re not going to get into the debate on what is DevOps, what is DevSecOps, which term is correct, is it a culture or not blah blah blah – we’re just going to focus on the benefits of using a…Read more
Future Savings Charity Event
Cyber Security Specialists are delighted to be supporting the Future Savings Charity Event at the end of this month in Manchester. The event is to celebrate creativity, skateboarding, music and wellbeing, bringing people together to raise funds for 42nd Street…Read more
Securing AWS Lambda
Serverless can be daunting to some Security Pro’s as it’s a complete shift from the ‘norm’, the norm in AWS being running Windows and Linux server Operating systems on EC2 instances, maybe with a few Docker containers orchestrated with ECS…Read more